The most damning thing that can be said
about the world’s hest-endowed and richest country is that it is not only not
the leader in health status, but that it is so low in the ranks of the nations.
The United States ranks 18th among nations of the world in male life expectancy
at birth, 9th in female life expectancy at birth, and 12th in infant mortality.
More importantly, huge variations are evident in health status in the United
States from one place to the next and from one group to the next. The forces that affect health can be aggregated into four groupings that lends to analysis of all health problems. Clearly the largest aggregate of forces resides in the person’s environment. His own behavior, in part derived from his experiences with his environment, is the next greatest force affecting his health. Medical care services, treated as separate from A. the availability of medical care services B. the genetic endowment of individuals C. the nation’s relative position in health status D. an individual’s own behavior [单项选择] TEXT B
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